Author Archives: Greg Fry
Report to be released that examines four years of overdose deaths in British Columbia
VICTORIA - A report by a death review panel investigating the overdose crisis in British Columbia was scheduled to be released today by the province's chief coroner. A statement from the coroner's off...
Mar 09, 2022
B.C. order for health workers' COVID-19 vax status lifts mention of vaccine deadlines
VICTORIA - British Columbia has removed any mention of COVID-19 vaccination deadlines from its order requiring health-care professionals to report their vaccination status. A statement issued late Mon...
Mar 08, 2022
Liberals accuse B.C. government of 'axing' temporary patios
VERNON - The B.C. Liberals are accusing the NDP government of shutting down temporary patio permits by introducing more red tape and fees.Todd Stone, the opposition's critic for Jobs, Economic Recover...
Mar 08, 2022
B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations down by 35 Monday
VICTORIA - The province's Ministry of Health is reporting another downswing in COVID-19 hospitalizations.According to the latest surveillance report provided Monday (Mar. 7), there are now 449 people ...
Mar 08, 2022
B.C. adds conditions for Trans Mountain expansion, ministers say concerns remain
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has amended the conditions of its environmental assessment certificate for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansionand told the federal government it still has concerns about...
Mar 08, 2022
Canada planning for global food emergency, as Ukraine attack risks wheat supply
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the "ripple effects" of Russia's invasion in Ukraine include major disruptions to the United Nations Food program. Trudeau is in Europe this week as Canada ...
Mar 07, 2022
Global COVID-19 death toll reaches 6 million
The official global death toll from COVID-19 topped six-million this morning.The milestone recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is another reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as s...
Mar 07, 2022
Trudeau, leaders of U.K., the Netherlands vow solidarity with besieged Ukraine
LONDON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his British and Dutch counterparts displayed a show of solidarity with besieged Ukraine on Monday at a historic military base that helped defend Britain duri...
Mar 07, 2022
Gas prices top $2 per litre as Russian invasion sends crude oil surging
The price of gasoline has topped $2 a litre in British Columbia as Canadians continue to see eye-popping numbers at the pump this week.Gas prices across the country averaged out at $1.69 per litre as ...
Mar 04, 2022
Poilievre promises to build more pipelines, remove oil tanker ban in northern B.C.
Ottawa-area MP Pierre Poilievre says he would repeal what he calls Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's "anti-energy" laws if he becomes the next leader of the Conservatives.Pierre told a campaign stop in ...
Mar 04, 2022